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An integral energy efficient load-bearing exterior wall fabricated of light-weight foam surrounding plastic load-bearing columns. The invention relates to pre-fabricated modular wall panels as individual building elements and as part of an integrated building system. In a preferred embodiment, a pre

An integral energy efficient load-bearing exterior wall fabricated of light-weight foam surrounding plastic load-bearing columns. The invention relates to pre-fabricated modular wall panels as individual building elements and as part of an integrated building system. In a preferred embodiment, a prefabricated modular wall panel is made from a foamed material that is molded around a plurality of vertically disposed hollow support columns. Each of the columns contains a pair of opposed and vertically disposed T-shaped fastening supports which are arranged to form part of the interior and exterior surfaces of the foamed wall. The hollow columns are set onto locking base plates which are mounted on a wood or concrete deck system. Locking top plates are also mounted on wood and are then placed on top of the columns. The tubular columns are made of a plastic material and are shaped in cross-section in the form of a rectangle, square, diamond, oval or circle. The hollow columns may be used as conduits for electrical wiring, water pipes and in certain cases can be fabricated to act as heat or air-conditioning ducts.

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A construction panel for erection at a construction site, said panel comprising: a prefabricated planar wall member having a planar interior skin-receiving surface and a planar exterior skin-receiving surface, said wall member being premolded from a foamed insulating material of predetermined length

A construction panel for erection at a construction site, said panel comprising: a prefabricated planar wall member having a planar interior skin-receiving surface and a planar exterior skin-receiving surface, said wall member being premolded from a foamed insulating material of predetermined length, width and height, said foamed insulating material defining said interior skin-receiving surface and said exterior skin-receiving surface of said wall member; and a plurality of vertically disposed hollow columns arranged in a common plane and spaced a predetermined distance from each other, each of said columns including at least one planar strip spaced from and disposed along the length of the column, said planar strip defining a fastener-receiving portion, said columns being embedded within said planar wall member so that the surface of each of said planar strips is flush with and occupies the same plane as at least one of said interior and exterior skin-receiving surfaces.